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Black and white overhead shot of Mars rover and tracks on planet

NASA satellite spies Curiosity chugging along on Mars

A photomosaic taken by the Curiosity Rover on April 30, 2023 at the Ubajara drill site in Gale Crater, Mars. Rock powder samples drilled here contained substantial amounts of siderite (an iron carbonate mineral). The siderite played a role in ancient carbon cycling processes that impacted conditions at the planet’s surface. Rover tracks in the foreground are 40 cm wide. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)

Curiosity rover finds key ingredient for past life on Mars

Phobos passing across Sun as seen by Perseverance rover on Mars

Googly-eyed potato eclipse filmed by NASA’s Perseverance rover

Mineralized deposit that looks like a spiky flower in the red Mars soil

What is a ‘Martian flower’?

By Purbita Saha

Perseverance Mars rover with a camera lens takes a picture of itself on a red dusty planet

Happy Mars-iversary, Perseverance

By Lauren J. Young, Purbita Saha

Blurry hut-like object on the surface of the far side of the moon

China’s Yutu 2 Rover investigated a ‘mysterious hut’ on the moon

By Margo Milanowski

The next generation of lunar rovers might move like flying saucers

The next generation of lunar rovers might move like flying saucers

By Tatyana Woodall

Curiosity found a new organic molecule on Mars

By Margo Milanowski

Why does NASA keep launching Wright brothers’ stuff into space?

Why does NASA keep launching Wright brothers’ stuff into space?

Artist's impression of the DAEDALUS robot on the moon

Real-life BB-8 ‘hamster ball’ robot may one day map moon caves

By Leto Sapunar

The METL bike tire on a bike with the sky in the background

These airless bike tires rely on a metal alloy designed for NASA rovers

By Stan Horaczek

Perseverance rover SHERLOC

Was there ever life on Mars? Perseverance’s SHERLOC laser sniffs for microscopic clues

By Charlie Wood

PXLR, Perseverance Mars rover camera instrument

Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life

By Charlie Wood

11 eye-opening images from NASA’s Mars missions

Hyundai Tiger walking car concept in the woods.

Hyundai’s walking concept car promises to go where other vehicles can’t

By Stan Horaczek

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration

How NASA kept its Mars rovers alive long past their expiration dates

By Charlie Wood

The robotic scoop-arm pins “the mole” against the side of its hole in an attempt to get it moving.

At long last, NASA’s probe finally digs in on Mars

By Charlie Wood

Bridgestone moon tire concept.

These lunar rover tires mimic camel hooves for maximum traction on the moon

By Stan Horaczek

An experiment hinted at Martian life in the ’70s. So why did we stop looking?

An experiment hinted at Martian life in the ’70s. So why did we stop looking?

By Charlie Wood

NASA’s plan to save its stuck Mars drill involves a robot with a shovel

NASA’s plan to save its stuck Mars drill involves a robot with a shovel

By Charlie Wood